Boukansha no Koi - Ch. 17

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[sophrenia]

I am sad...
Apparently a number of the mangas I'm working on have been targeted by other paywall scangroups. While admittedly and obviously I don't own any rights to the mangas, I guess I had too much faith in common decency and mutual respect when I ask nicely for this manga not to be sniped, that I would continue this manga as soon as vol 3 comes out. We were so close too. Just another couple of months waiting.

I'm very fond of this manga. I saw a diamond in the rough and polished it to a shine so to speak. So it's disheartening when this happens.
Nevertheless, I started this manga, and I will finish it. And if I have to resort to loose chapters to do so, then so be it. I'm only sorry I wasn't able to wait until vol 3 to come out so I could give you guys the SS for vol 3 should there be any.

However, I am just a tiny scanlator. A David with only a mini slingshot and limited stones going against Goliaths with bigger resources and even deeper pockets while my pocket lies threadbare. A veritable mom and pop shop against Walmarts.

I am aware of the irony of what I'm doing here, but needs must.
If you've enjoyed my work and can afford it, I humbly ask for your support by way of donation so I can offset the cost of the raws. While I am very effusive and thankful for every cent given, donations comes far and few between and barely cover the cost of the raws. And I'm not resentful of that, nor grousing, I understand completely and only push it occasionally as I know you guys don't like it. But if I'm to start buying loose chapters instead of volumes to be on even standing, the cost would creep up. If you would like to reduce my burden and headache, please support me by donating here
https://ko-fi.com/sophrenia
Should there be enough, I would also like to purchase vol 3 none the less as a way of supporting the mangaka and still give you guys Vol 3 ss so you don't miss out.

 

[sophrenia]

Chapter musings,
Obvious spoiler for released chapter is obvious:
Chapter 11:
You guys are lucky you only need to read this once. When I read this part in the novel, no cap, tears just leaked out of my eyes. Incidentally, this raw manga chapter was released the very same day I released chapter 1 of this manga. You could read my reaction in that post. I couldn't stop leaking water the first 10x I look at this manga and trust me, I do have to look at each chapter a lot. Cleaning, typesetting, translating, pring and qcing all require I look into chapters from the beginning. I still can't read this part without tearing up.

Novel illustration of this chapter

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Near the end of the chapter, Rachel became anorexically thin, which may be hard to tell due to the mangaka's drawing style.
Also, Noah's past tense of the word loved was deliberate. Here's what's going on in his mind at that time:

When I brought up the topic of divorce, Rachel nodded with a straight face.
"I hope things go well with the person you like."
That was all.
I wondered if she would be reluctant to say goodbye, even for just a moment. I realized that I had been harboring such a shallow expectation, and it made me feel strange.
I don't want to break up. Fall in love with me.
In reality, I want to confess my love and keep her.
I hated myself for being so weak and unable to express my feelings directly.
At this point, I'm scared of being rejected once and for all.
If I don't confess, I can remain good friends even if we break up.
"I loved you, Rachel."
All I could do was tell her in the past tense. She didn't even turn around and just laughed.
"Me too, Noah."
This should be enough for me.

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Rachel took a bit longer to cry her eyes out at the restaurant. That was cut short.
And if Austin hadn't stepped in front of Rachel, that bitchslap would have sent Rachel flying.

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Poor Austin got punched and slapped back to back despite being the MVP of this manga. Chapter was also trimmed short.

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Honestly, I thought the manga would end at this point with the next chapter as an epilogue. As that seems to be the ending style of short josei and shoujo mangas.
Also, the later half of the chapter might seem familiar to you. It's from the Noah's pov novel excerpt I posted. The mangaka shifted some scenes from there over here. I had already written down the translation of the pov when this chapter came out, and I'd be damn if I'd waste what I had written so I posted it anyway, knowing it was a spoiler. Also chibi Noah thought it was a pain having to take care of the newbie, but he figured that if he left her to Austin, she'd be traumatized and become a shut in.

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Honestly, I didn't think Noah's last POV would get 2 1/2 chapters. I thought like in ch4 that only got a couple of pages, his POV would be over in 1 chapter or something. Pleasantly surprised it was longer.

 

[IchieLoser]

Im still a kid and can't support you, but thank you for the translations!

 

[kiero13]

Thank you for all the hardwork for this chapter!

 

[Kie]

Instead of doing anything productive, I saw the updates for this and dropped everything to read it. Genuinely, my heart has been smushed to pieces, and tears are flowing freely down my face. This was an exceptional treat, and I don't feel like I even have the words to express what a relief it is that they're finally, finally talking to each other. Able to love each other. (Also, R.I.P. Alicia, I'm really glad that even after she passed, we were able to see different facets of her and her complexity.)

On another note, thank you for the beautiful work you've done in scanlating this, @sophrenia ! Your typesettting and cleaning has especially not gone unnoticed, and your care and polish for such a beautiful story is really appreciated. Every time you give extra notes for all your works (and especially this one), I'm quite thankful that we have someone who loves the story being the scanlator for it. (You also have excellent taste in stories in general too, so I feel very spoiled by all your good work!)

 

[PUNCTURE]

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

Seems like a death flag here.

 

[auodere]

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Honestly, I didn't think Noah's last POV would get 2 1/2 chapters. I thought like in ch4 that only got a couple of pages, his POV would be over in 1 chapter or something. Pleasantly surprised it was longer. Also his POV in the novel is much better. Much more angsty and can compete with Rachel in the angst department.

God, I wish the novels were officially or well translated, I resorted to buying the raws for both the manga and the novel and google translating everything HAHAH Any notable excerpts of Noah's angst from the novel that wasn't in the manga if you don't mind sharing?

But ughhh I love this manga soo much, the angst THE YEARNINGGGG 😭😭 I hope this comes officially to print in english, I don't buy a ton of manga but I would definitely buy this one UP

thank you for scanlating!! wonderful to see what these characters are actually saying instead of angrily trying to get google to translate each speech balloon in the raws loool

 

[sophrenia]

Instead of doing anything productive, I saw the updates for this and dropped everything to read it. Genuinely, my heart has been smushed to pieces, and tears are flowing freely down my face. This was an exceptional treat, and I don't feel like I even have the words to express what a relief it is that they're finally, finally talking to each other. Able to love each other. (Also, R.I.P. Alicia, I'm really glad that even after she passed, we were able to see different facets of her and her complexity.)

On another note, thank you for the beautiful work you've done in scanlating this, @sophrenia ! Your typesettting and cleaning has especially not gone unnoticed, and your care and polish for such a beautiful story is really appreciated. Every time you give extra notes for all your works (and especially this one), I'm quite thankful that we have someone who loves the story being the scanlator for it. (You also have excellent taste in stories in general too, so I feel very spoiled by all your good work!)

Thank you for the praise. I try my best😁 Still got a couple of typos and punctuation mistakes but eh... You can only look at a chapter so much before your eyes glaze over everytime you look at it, lol. And I had way way less time to qc than usual.

Ahah same. The moment I saw someone had sniped my favourite project, I went "aww hell no, not on my watch" and dropped everything I was doing to do this manga, screw what I said in ch10. Sleep? What is that
I also sent out an emergency flare signal and thankfully someone answered and assisted me. I couldn't have finished in time without his help

One thing is, if i include this mass release, technically i did manage to knock down 2 vols like I said would in chapter 10 previously. Bad thing is, my backlog is still stuck at 5vol even after finishing 2 volumes since

 

[sophrenia]

God, I wish the novels were officially or well translated, I resorted to buying the raws for both the manga and the novel and google translating everything HAHAH Any notable excerpts of Noah's angst from the novel that wasn't in the manga if you don't mind sharing?

But ughhh I love this manga soo much, the angst THE YEARNINGGGG 😭😭 I hope this comes officially to print in english, I don't buy a ton of manga but I would definitely buy this one UP

thank you for scanlating!! wonderful to see what these characters are actually saying instead of angrily trying to get google to translate each speech balloon in the raws loool

See, who says piracy is all that bad, lol. I made a couple of sales for the mangaka and author already 😁
I particularly love the part in Noah's pov where he was looking at rachel in bed and angrily thinking "I am not your younger brother!" and couldn't help but reach out his hand to touch her hair, then recoiling on realising what he was about to do and his monologue at that time. I was a bit disappointed the mangaka didn't put that bit of inner turmoil in. But the mangaka said what he wanted to insert the most is Marian coming in clutch so he made more page accommodation for that part.
The part where he heard rachel calling him a traitor also made me feel very bad for Noah for how hurt he was when rachel said that. And the next part right after that too, when he said he doesn't mind taking Alicia's place as long as it made rachel feel better, and his awe and wonder at how beautiful she is. His monologue is the best and I just feel bad for him when I read comments that says noah doesn't deserve rachel when noah thinks that himself too and was suffering with his own demons just as much at the same time that was also partially Rachel's doing. And him just trying his best to do right by her all the time.

 

[Alanon]

Thank you so much for the translation really, I really really really appreciate it
By the way is there any further translated chapter ahead?

 

[sophrenia]

Thank you so much for the translation really, I really really really appreciate it
By the way is there any further translated chapter ahead?

Do I have anymore stock in hand, you mean? No. Ch17 is the latest chapter. If you mean more chapters before the manga ends, should be 2 more. More like wrap up chapters.

 

[Alanon]

Do I have anymore stock in hand, you mean? No. Ch17 is the latest chapter. If you mean more chapters before the manga ends, should be 2 more. More like wrap up chapters.

Woaaa i see, thanks for your answer xD

btw can u spoil me about the ending if u know about it, i'm really curious hehe?

 

[auodere]

See, who says piracy is all that bad, lol. I made a couple of sales for the mangaka and author already 😁
I particularly love the part in Noah's pov where he was looking at rachel in bed and angrily thinking "I am not your younger brother!" and couldn't help but reach out his hand to touch her hair, then recoiling on realising what he was about to do and his monologue at that time. I was a bit disappointed the mangaka didn't put that bit of inner turmoil in. But the mangaka said what he wanted to insert the most is Marian coming in clutch so he made more page accommodation for that part.
The part where he heard rachel calling him a traitor also made me feel very bad for Noah for how hurt he was when rachel said that. And the next part right after that too, when he said he doesn't mind taking Alicia's place as long as it made rachel feel better, and his awe and wonder at how beautiful she is. His monologue is the best and I just feel bad for him when I read comments that says noah doesn't deserve rachel when noah thinks that himself too and was suffering with his own demons just as much at the same time that was also partially Rachel's doing. And him just trying his best to do right by her all the time.

it's def a double edged sword for sure haha as much as I wish the mangaka are compensated properly, without piracy and the passion of scanlators, we'd never discover 99% of these series 😔

wahhh we got some glimpses of it in the manga but I would've loved to see more of the angst and complexes of Noah hating being seen as a lil bro haha What did Noah mean by taking Alicia's place? :O Like he'd be happy if he were the one who was sick instead so Alicia and Rachel could be happy?

also those commenters are probably too used to green flag, saviour ikemen leads, I love that both Noah and Rachel are flawed and struggling to express themselves, I can't hate them for being human <3

 

[Cicianna]

What a treat, we got a big update that opened with lots of angst and then resolved into mutual confession, happiness and pov of Alicia as well. God bless and thank you for the translations.

 

[sophrenia]

Woaaa i see, thanks for your answer xD

btw can u spoil me about the ending if u know about it, i'm really curious hehe?

Hmm just immediate aftermath of the happily ever after. Their everyday life after clearing up the misunderstanding and the post confession. I don't know how much will make it in or how indepth the mangaka will draw it or whether it'll just get condensed in a single page montage like he did when he recalled noah's memories of rachel in his pov

 

[sophrenia]

it's def a double edged sword for sure haha as much as I wish the mangaka are compensated properly, without piracy and the passion of scanlators, we'd never discover 99% of these series 😔

wahhh we got some glimpses of it in the manga but I would've loved to see more of the angst and complexes of Noah hating being seen as a lil bro haha What did Noah mean by taking Alicia's place? :O Like he'd be happy if he were the one who was sick instead so Alicia and Rachel could be happy?

also those commenters are probably too used to green flag, saviour ikemen leads, I love that both Noah and Rachel are flawed and struggling to express themselves, I can't hate them for being human <3

Unlike what a number of readers thinks, noah doesn't have an older sister complex, jumping from Alicia to rachel, lol. He actually hates it when rachel refers him as that
Ah, sorry. You said you'd already bought and google translated the novel so I've been babbling like you know what I'm talking about.
It's right after he asked for divorce after a year and he was spending time with Rachel. He was blissful that rachel started getting attached to him and thought that. Thought he doesn't mind being a replacement to Alicia for rachel and that he'd do anything for her if it makes her feel better. It's the opposite of what rachel thought when she thinks the 1 year period was noah wanting to fill the void left by alicia with her. He actually wants to fill the void in rachel left by alicia with himself.

Yes, I agree. I like that the ml has flaws for a change. It's human. Why is it okay for the fl to have insecurities and jump to conclusion all the time and it should be an auto dump if the ml does the same. There would be a lot of singles around in real life if you were to dump someone every single time without trying to talk it out first.
Noah got angry at her only 4x in the course of their acquaintance since childhood. One was when he was in puberty, and 3 times in the span of 2 years of their marriage. A very young teen marriage for noah at that. And he immediately apologised for it.
I would say around that age in real life, a lot of couples fight even more than that for even stupider reasons .

 

[auodere]

Unlike what a number of readers thinks, noah doesn't have an older sister complex, jumping from Alicia to rachel, lol. He actually hates it when rachel refers him as that
Ah, sorry. You said you'd already bought and google translated the novel so I've been babbling like you know what I'm talking about.
It's right after he asked for divorce after a year and he was spending time with Rachel. He was blissful that rachel started getting attached to him and thought that. Thought he doesn't mind being a replacement to Alicia for rachel and that he'd do anything for her if it makes her feel better. It's the opposite of what rachel thought when she thinks the 1 year period was noah wanting to fill the void left by alicia with her. He actually wants to fill the void in rachel left by alicia with himself.

Oooh I see I see! As you can see, google translate cannot replace the work of translators/scanlators because it butchered that part of the novel badly for me LMAOO hurts my heart how much Noah fell for Rachel, desperately trying to stay by her side even though their feelings were mutual 😭

Also so cute that even when Noah was "in love" with Alicia, he subconsciously hated not being seen as a man by Rachel heheh

Yes, I agree. I like that the ml has flaws for a change. It's human. Why is it okay for the fl to have insecurities and jump to conclusion all the time and it should be an auto dump if the ml does the same. There would be a lot of singles around in real life if you were to dump someone every single time without trying to talk it out first.

Noah got angry at her only 4x in the course of their acquaintance since childhood. One was when he was in puberty, and 3 times in the span of 2 years of their marriage. A very young teen marriage for noah at that. And he immediately apologised for it.

I would say around that age in real life, a lot of couples fight even more than that for even stupider reasons.

Omg you're soo right, they married really young! Despite the unrequited love drama, they really are a lot healthier than other really young marriages aha Especially Noah being 2 years younger, very self-sacrificing, hardworking and loving for his age 🥺

Anyway, thank you for sharing your thoughts and some novel snippets!! Such a gem of a story, angsty and depressing at times, but Rachel is such a strong, yet complex FL I never feel frustrated with her 💕

 

[BurntToast]

Brb, ugly crying rn